Gradyn Bowd
| Date of birth | 27 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gradyn Bowd (born 27 August 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is fly-half.[1]
Early career
[edit]Bowd is from Red Deer, Alberta and played a multitude of sports as a young athlete before studying at the University of Victoria where he captained the rugby team for four seasons.[2]
Bowd has played for a number of clubs in Canada, and played in Australia for Sunnybank in Brisbane.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Bowd signed for Old Glory DC, his first experience of full-time professional rugby, ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season.[4]
Bowd made his international debut for Canada in 2016, against Uruguay.[5] He would go on to win a further 7 caps, but would then not feature again for the side until 2022 when he was called up to the squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gradyn Bowd". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Old Glory DC Signs Gradyn Bowd". DJ Coil Rugby. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Red Deer's Gradyn Bowd 'pitch perfect'". Red Deer Advocate. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Old Glory signs Canadian international Gradyn Bowd". Americas Rugby News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Canada dominate Uruguay in Langford". Americas Rugby News. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Canada's men's rugby team gathers for European camp". Canada Rugby. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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